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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

2 NEW YORK PLAZA, New York -Richmond, NY, 10004
Operated by American Express · 1 of 60 establishments

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OSHA inspections
2
over 50 years
Violations
1
$80 in penalties
Penalties
$80
$80 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $80 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 31st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132,446 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 50 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$80
$80 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

31st

Below average violations in NAICS 0000 within NY. Peer group: 132,446 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
62nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
70th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
50 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 50+ years. Most recent activity: 50 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for American Express, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other American Express locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2217199

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$138.4M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Fraud - General

First case: 2025-01-16. Most recent: 2025-01-16. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1976-03-23Follow-up0$0
1976-03-04Complaint1$80

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO is one of 60 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Express.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Express across all 60 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by American Express, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN EXPRESS CO from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Express, which operates 60 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $80 in total penalties.